The girl child is off to school with a bag full of fresh supplies (notebooks, binder, calculator, protractors, sketch pads, etc.) The new semester started last week with an all new schedule and new list of supplies, which I told her payday was Friday so we'd get them this weekend. And we did. And I learned... never, ever, ever go to the local Walmart on a Saturday afternoon. For anything. Ever.
We got there around 2:00 and needed school supplies of course, but I was able to cut out a trip to the grocery store by getting some groceries there as well, and we needed bookcases for my daughter's room. We got all our shopping done in that crazy store with a horrible lay-out by 3:50, and got in line.
Did someone declare last Saturday another CHRISTMAS and forget to tell us?
Lines were 8 and 9 people deep!!!
We waited in line from 3:55 until we checked out at 4:37 pm. Luckily I had my Kobo eReader in my purse so I read 2 chapters in my Sci-Fi novel while I waited. The crowds were crazy.
No more Walmart on Saturday afternoon... even if they DO have the best prices.
Do you know what we did after that? We added a hamster to the family. (Sigh).
My daughter has been asking for one since her last one passed away while we were on vacation almost 2 years ago (?). She stepped up her campaign last Spring and Summer and apparently, in a moment of mindlessly answering her and tired of listening I uttered the words "Wait until we move."
And she reminded me of my words. And said she would pay for it all herself.
So, a hamster has joined the Coffee Haus and the cats are 'interested' but not alarmingly so.
Lots going on around the Coffee Haus and some 'to do' lists to make, and prioritizing to be done. I think I need to go brew a fresh cup of java and get to work. I may be back during my next 'coffee' break though.
Good Morning friends!!!!
Shannon's older child, the 15 year old has been doing that to her for the last three years for different beasts. First it was a bearded dragon, then a hedgehog. Despite, having a St Bernard, a lab cross, a cat, fish in Kyle's room and fish in our bathroom, he needed "his own" animal. Oh, yes, we heard he would take care of it, take it out, handle it, clean up after it, feed it, etc. She gave in three months ago. So he goes with his father every second weekend, guess who cleans up after it and feeds it? Guess who dislikes taking it out and fibs that he has already done that? Yeah, uh huh.....sigh, kids....
ReplyDeleteWhen my boys were young they always pestered me for a dog. I am a cat person and I like dogs but they take a lot of time and effort: my time and my effort. So I would wait for the worst of the worst weather and ask them who would take the dog out now if we had one. Well not one pudgy little hand went up. Ever. After a few repeats of this scenario they stopped asking. Yeah, I'm baaaaad.
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